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Butterflies and caterpillars do not spend winter months in active stages because their food sources too low to survive the winter.

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Q: Why don't insects such as butterflies spend the winters in their active stages of caterpillar and adult?
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Why don't insects such as butterflies spend the winter in their active stage of caterpillar and adult?

Butterflies and caterpillars do not spend winter months in active stages because their food sources too low to survive the winter.


Is a caterpillar turning into a butterfly an example of evolution?

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Why don't insects such as butterflies spend the winter in their active stages of caterpillars and adult?

Butterflies and caterpillars do not spend winter months in active stages because their food sources too low to survive the winter.


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What is the differntice between a moth and a butterfly?

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Are insects active before it rains?

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